The first medical school was at the London Hospital (est 1785) followed by St Bartholomews (med school est 1822). They would be the nearest to Northfleet but not at a commuter level in those days. HTH Helen -----Original Message----- From: kent-eng-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:kent-eng-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Sunelia Heath Sent: 27 April 2010 20:54 To: KENT-ENG@rootsweb.com Subject: [KENT-ENG] Education in medicine before 1850 Hallo :) My Henry Heath's grandson, John Henry Heath, was born and lived in South Africa.  On his death notice his occupation is given as:  doctor.  It is unlikely that he would have been able to study medicine in South Africa at that time.  And if he studied abroad, it would have most probably been somewhere close to where his grandfather stayed, which was Northfleet, Kent. Does someone know where the closest school in medicine would have been in about 1835? Kind regards Sunelia Heath ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to KENT-ENG-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message